Zipper

This article is not to be confused with Dash Panel.

Zipper
Data-rendered model of the Zipper.
Information
Type	Bike (treated like a Kart), Medium
First appearance	Mario Kart DS (2005)
Total appearances	Mario Kart DS
Strengths	Items
Weaknesses	None

The Zipper (トリッパー Torippā) is Waluigi's tertiary Kart in Mario Kart DS, while the other two are his standard kart, the Standard WL, and his other Exclusive kart, the Gold Mantis. It resembles a bike.

Description

Waluigi on his Zipper on the Select Kart screen.

The Zipper has two black back tires and one in the front, each with yellow rims. Two white bumpers, similar to the ones on the Standard Karts on Mario Kart DS, are on either side of the vehicle. The metallic body is mainly gray, and the engine can be seen in the lower front part of the frame. The steering wheel and seat are brown, and the chair is reclined back (that looks really comfy...). The hood of the motorcycle displays Waluigi's logo, an upside down "L". Two clasps hold to metal bars in place, which slant down to hold the front tire in the axel.

This happens to be the first Bike in the Mario Kart series. Even though it cannot do Wheelies like Bikes can do in Mario Kart Wii, it still retains the appearance of a Bike. However, it is called a Kart in Mario Kart DS. But no what the game developers say it is, just remember... it is a Bike.

How to unlock

• Complete all 100cc Nitro Grand Prix cups to unlock every character's tertiary kart, and complete all 100cc Retro Grand Prix cups to unlock Waluigi.
• If the player chooses to do 150cc, but not 100cc, the player can unlock the Zipper by completing all Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups in 150cc. By doing this method, just like the Shooting Star, the Zipper is open to Toad and Wario.

Once all cups in Mirror Mode have been completed, the Zipper becomes open to all characters.

Statistics

The Zipper has slightly lower stats than the Gold Mantis, as it has less speed, acceleration, handling and drift. However, it makes up with the slightly improved weight and items stat. Overall, with the exception of items, the Zipper is mostly well-rounded.

Its speed is shared with Luigi's Streamliner, it's weight is equivalent to Princess Daisy's Power Flower and Dry Bones' Banisher, and its handling and drift levels are shared with Mario's B Dasher.

Kart Stats
Stat				Value
Speed			66
Acceleration			59
Weight		​ ​	35 (70)
Handling			51
Drift			55
Items			100

Staff Ghost use

Course	Time	Player	Character	Kart
SNES Choco Island 2	1:01:620	Ninten★おつぼ	Waluigi	Zipper

Videos

Mario Kart DS Flower Cup 150cc! Race to Mario Kart 8 Marathon!

Gallery

Records icon.

Waluigi racing in his Zipper at his own track, Waluigi Pinball.

Toad racing in his Zipper at Delfino Square.

Waluigi riding on the Zipper.

See also

• Bike
• Waluigi Racer
• Gold Mantis
• Standard WL

Trivia!

• This is often confused as a Bike, but it's really a Trike, a three-wheeled type of Bike.
• The Zipper is one of the four vehicles in the Mario Kart series to have three wheels, while the others are the ROB-LGS, the Tri-Speeder and the Bone Rattler.